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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
LOUISIANA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
902 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
GOVERNORS OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

...EMERGENCY MESSAGE FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA...

AVOYELLES...POINT COUPEE...ST LANDRY...ST
MARTIN...IBERVILLE...IBERIA...ASSUMPTION...ST
MARY...TERREBONNE...LAFOURCHE 

DUE TO THE HIGH WATER IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...THE U S ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THEY WILL OPEN THE
MORGANZA SPILLWAY WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLOODING WILL OCCUR
IN THE SPILLWAY AND LOW LYING AREAS IN AND AROUND THE ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER BASIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. CITIZENS SHOULD PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO INFORMATION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE MEDIA FOR
UPDATES AND FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

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